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Dorothy Safron

Junior
New York, N.Y.
Professional Children's School

At Delaware: 58-31 career singles record • 47-31 career doubles record • 12th in Delaware history with 58 career singles victories • tied for 15th in school record books with 47 career doubles wins • tied for 17th in Blue Hen history with 78 career singles matches played • tied for third all-time in school history with 22 singles wins as a freshman • 2nd Team All-CAA singles selection • 3rd Team All-CAA doubles honoree • CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll awardee • ITA Regional Participant (singles/doubles) • Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee • National College Athlete Honor Society • UD Alumni Association Team Most Valuable Player.

2012-13 Season: Helped lead Blue Hens to first CAA semifinals appearance in school history after collecting a mark of 17-10 in singles action while going 14-12 in doubles play • spent majority of season at No. 1 (6-4) and No. 2 (7-3) singles spots • posted a mark of 2-0 in No. 3 singles • finished season amidst a five-match winning streak • teamed up with Carmen Lai to go 13-9 in top flight doubles • duo earned CAA Doubles Team of the Week honors (March 19) • UD Alumni Association Team Most Valuable Player • 2nd Team All-CAA singles selection • 3rd Team All-CAA doubles honoree with Lai • ITA Regional Participant (singles/doubles) • Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee • National College Athlete Honor Society.

2011-12 Season: Posted a 19-11 singles record to move into 21st in school history with 41 career wins • went 11-4 in the No. 2 flight • collected a five-game singles winning streak • tallied a 15-10 doubles mark, including going 10-4 with teammate Courtney Fenimore, all in the No. 2 slot • duo collected a four-game winning streak • Top Saint Joseph’s Invitational Finisher, placing as a runner-up in the No. 2 singles • ITA Regionals Doubles Competitor.

2010-11 Season: Went 22-10 in singles during her rookie season, tying her with teammate Olivia Heim for third-most wins by a freshman in program history • tallied a 13-6 mark in No. 2 Singles and a 6-1 mark in the top flight • finished the year with a 18-9 doubles record, including a 10-3 record with teammate Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom • the two paired up to win nine of their 10 No. 3 doubles matches • named the Saint Joseph's Invitational Flight 1 Singles Champion • named CAA Doubles Team of the Week on Apr. 19 with the now-graduated Montse Ripoll.

High School: Attended Professional Children’s School in New York City.

Personal: Dorothy Kate Safron ("saf-ron") • daughter of Temy Safron and Barbara Garmon • has one younger sister • honor student • enrolled in UD College of Business and Economics.